Here in this topic ill post the pictures that i encounter of unquie field stuff and other modifications, that i either dont know what it is and or dont really feel like would be worth suggesting, but still interesting to share.
Feel free to also post stuff, take a peek and/or give insight what what might be.
This is a constant WIP post.
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Renault Indian Model 340 Truck with Magazin Fed gun (possiby 20mm C/38 L/65)
(It propably cant turn 360° as its a free traverse gun and the gunner has to move around the axis of the gun, but it stands right in front of the plate and opening.)
Morris CDSW with Mg 151 Drilling
Morris CDSW with 4,7 cm Pak 36/37 Böhler
Bergepanzer IV Ausf.D mit 5 cm Pak 38 L/60
Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf.C mit 2 cm KwK 38 L/65 unknown mounting type, comparing to the other most likely Sockellafette.
Overall known, however i cant find any info on the Gun, most importantly the velocity, otherwise it would use the standart 5,7 cm Ammo produced by germany.
Germans despite over-engineering everything also are the equivalent of warhammer 40k Orks on pharmacy grade meth…
got a vehicle but no gun? strap a gun to it…
capture a enemy tank with a weak gun or broken gun? screw dragging around and deploying that trailer hauled anti-tank cannon, strap it to the top of the enemy tank and drive me to the enemy, it doesn’t matter that we cant read the the manual or gauges in a different language…
find a bigger gun than whats fixed to their vehicle? strap the bigger gun to it…
Overall known, however i cant find any info on the Gun, most importantly the velocity, otherwise it would use the standart 5,7 cm Ammo produced by germany.
It could also be a 7,1 cm Flak L/30, tho on that gun i found nothing of. No data no info on ammo available.
After long search i came to the conclusion that the 5,7 cm is guesswork of some person for a book.
And 7,1 cm is 7,7 cm Missread and then copied over, because there simply are no written down proofs of a 5,7 cm Flak, pictures with the ammo show it too big and there is no information even from other sources (Notes on German Shells 1918) that a ,7,1 cm Caliber was ever encountered.
I love the Portée one! Even better is that in the last photo we see that it can also use an MG. It may be a small thing but it’s so helpful to be able to spray down bushes and fences to get better lines of sight or not lose speed when driving through where they stood.
On the 3rd picture, i dont think that its a 7,7 cm gun, because the barrle looks too thick and the band at the end of the barrle is missing, do you know what gun that could be?
